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I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “proud as a peacock.” And they do strut about proudly displaying their magnificent tails. While we refer to them all as Peacocks, that’s what the male of the family is called. The female is a Peahen and the babies are Peachicks. Together they are referred to as Peafowl. The […]




